Alliance Service Dogs is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities train their own service animal. Our program includes training for mobility aid, hearing alert, scent-based medical alert, psychiatric support, and multipurpose service dogs.
Toronto’s most qualified service dog trainer.
Crash Course: Training Your Own Service Dog
This free introductory webinar includes an overview of service dog abilities, laws in Ontario, the training process, and what we offer at Alliance Service Dogs.
Meet Your Instructor
Claire Kilburn, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, Atlas CT has nearly a decade of experience in the dog training industry, and hands-on experience working with folks with disabilities of all types.
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“Last but certainly not least, we chose Claire because she very kind and very patient. We tend to be somewhat anxious about our puppy’s “behavior” and we worry about making mistakes that will interfere with training. Claire is always reassuring and will review things with us over and over again until we feel comfortable. She does this with the utmost kindness and patience. Claire is simply wonderful and we recommend her with complete confidence!!”
— Laurie, current student
Committed to accessibility.
As a company working to benefit individuals with disabilities, we are committed to maintaining an open, inclusive, and accessible community. Here are some of the ways we foster inclusion:
Students are worked with at their own pace, and are never forced into situations they are uncomfortable with. Training never involves purposefully triggering medical episodes.
We are available for communication over the phone, over email, and through social media.
We are flexible with physical and virtual meeting spaces to ensure students are met in an environment they feel confident working in.
Our prices are competitive, and we offer savings packages and incremental payments.
Most of all, we’re always open to suggestions on how to better accommodate our teams.
Compassion for all, without exception.
Positive reinforcement training extends beyond the dog. We strive for kindness, whether we’re interacting with students, their dogs, or the public. Our training methods are science-based, highly practised, and involve ongoing evaluation of the dog’s mental state while working. Dogs in our program love to work, and retain their own adoring personalities while off-duty. This means that you won’t see us using tools that have the ability to easily scare or hurt the dog, such as prong collars, e-collars, or slip leads.
Dependability, for your peace of mind.
Whether you need to be able to trust your dog to alert you of an oncoming medical episode, to retrieve objects you can’t reach from your wheelchair, to help you regain your senses after a panic attack in public, or any number of other tasks, know that our training is effective. A service dog should allow you freedom, and freedom requires trust in your animal. We use the most up-to-date methods in our training, and have access to a network of other professionals in the field to ensure you receive the best coaching.